Clinical significance of a new Q wave after cardiac surgery | Zendy

Giuseppe Crescenzi | Zendy; Tiziana Bove | Zendy; Federico Pappalardo | Zendy; Anna Mara Scandroglio | Zendy; Giovanni Landoni | Zendy; Giacomo Aletti | Zendy; Alberto Zangrillo | Zendy; O ALFIERI | Zendy

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Clinical significance of a new Q wave after cardiac surgery

Author(s) -

Giuseppe Crescenzi,

Tiziana Bove,

Federico Pappalardo,

Anna Mara Scandroglio,

Giovanni Landoni,

Giacomo Aletti,

Alberto Zangrillo,

O ALFIERI

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.02.030

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac surgery , clinical significance , troponin i , qt interval , intensive care unit , incidence (geometry) , cardiology , electrocardiography , myocardial infarction , physics , optics

The appearance of new Q waves on the electrocardiogram (ECG) after cardiac surgery has been traditionally considered a sign of major myocardial tissue damage. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical significance of new Q waves appearing following cardiac surgery and to correlate them with the release of myocardial cell damage biomarkers.

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